North Carolina Genealogical Society

UPDATE! NC Loose Estates – 3,371,321 Images!!!

Tuesday, 29 January 2013 20:28 Victoria Scott

The NC Loose Estates Records indexing project was just updated! There are now 3,371,321 images that are indexed and freely available!

As of January 29th, 68 out of 100 North Carolina counties have been indexed by decedent, in part or in whole! Currently, there are 138,899 individual estates that are indexed!

Check out this valuable resource for your North Carolina ancestral research:

http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1911121

Also available at our shortened link:

http://bit.ly/nc-loose-estates

Don't see your county of interest? Please consider joining as a volunteer indexer! All you need is a computer and internet access. The software is provided, and a video tutorial and Wiki page have been created to answer any questions. Will you donate a little of your time?

For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Vickie Scott at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Two New CD Titles

Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:56 VICTORIA SCOTT

The North Carolina Genealogical Society is proud to announce the release of two new titles in PDF format on computer CDs:

North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History, Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, Editor, Second Edition. This is the revised second edition of the book that set the standard for state research guides with its award-winning 1980 first edition. It is useful for research in nearly every southeastern state that had its legal foundation in common law. This 1996 edition includes a completely revised chapter on research strategies that addresses the needs of both novice and advanced genealogists. The PDF is completely searchable.
Abstracts of Vital Records from Raleigh, N. C., Newspapers, 1799–1839. The abstracts been scanned and saved on a fully searchable CD (PC and Mac compatible). Lois Smathers Neal (1912-1986) was a founder and charter member of the North Carolina Genealogical Society. A native of Haywood County, North Carolina, she was a graduate of Duke University and received her formal library training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Volunteers Needed for Webinars

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 13:46 Mabel Dillard

The North Carolina Genealogical Society needs volunteers for NCGS webinars coming up in 2012 and 2013. Volunteers will be trained to help facilitate these online events. The only requirement is that you need to have a good internet connection and headphones with a microphone. Because these events are virtual, you do not need to be in the Raleigh area to help. We would like to have 4-8 people on a list who can help with monitoring the meetings, helping with rehearsals, recordings, managing communications. If you have a curiosity about this delivery methodology, please contact Mary Gray ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

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